docs: def new(self, rows, columns=None):
          """
          A shortcut for manually instantiating a new
          :class:`~riak.ts_object.TsObject`
  
          :param rows: An list of lists with timeseries data
          :type rows: list
          :param columns: An list of Column names and types. Optional.
          :type columns: list
          :rtype: :class:`~riak.ts_object.TsObject`
          """
          from riak.ts_object import TsObject
  
          return TsObject(self._client, self, rows, columns)